Man Crashes Car Through Donut Shop Window

Accident Caught on Camera

A man accidentally crashed into a donut shop in northeast Albuquerque Tuesday, sending glass flying and hurting one person inside.

It was quiet morning at Donut Mart on Juan Tabo and Lomas. A handful of customers were inside the shop when an SUV came barreling through the windows.

"Suddenly, you know, me and one girl who was working with me, we hear a big sound like a bomb blast or something," said Razzak Gauba, co-owner of the store.

A couple with a 1-year-old baby can be seen on security camera footage sitting just feet from where the car came through. Miraculously, Albuquerque police said only one person was hurt with just minor cuts to his hands.

"If somebody had been in the front seats, they would have definitely been hurt a lot more," said co-owner Amin Gauba.

Albuquerque police said a man in his 60s hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes. He wasn't hurt in the crash.

The owners were able to get the mess cleaned up and the store back open just a few hours later. They said it will cost nearly $20,000 to fix the store, but they're just glad no one was seriously hurt.

They plan to install concrete barriers in front of all of their stores to make sure this doesn't happen again.